NHL: Canucks steal series lead from Stars in overtime
{{date|April 15, 2007}}
{{Stanley Cup Playoffs 2007}}

''Canucks lead series 2-1. (Best of Seven)''

{{MatchScore|Dallas Stars|2|1|Vancouver Canucks}}

An overtime goal by [[w:Taylor Pyatt|Taylor Pyatt]] at 7:47 of the first overtime gave the Vancouver Canucks a 2-1 lead in the best of seven series on Sunday night.  

Dallas scored first through [[w:Stu Barnes|Stu Barnes]] when he redirected a long shot by [[w:Stephane Robidas|Stephane Robidas]] past goalkeeper [[w:Roberto Luongo|Roberto Luongo]].  [[w:Philippe Boucher|Philippe Boucher]] earned the other assist on the goal.  

[[w:Marty Turco|Marty Turco]] looked to be headed for his second consecutive playoff shutout, but [[w:Jan Bulis|Jan Bulis]] dashed his dreams 5:18 into the third period as he put home a rebound from a shot by [[w:Jannik Hansen|Jannik Hansen]].  Vancouver outshot the Stars 15-4 in the third period, but had a scare when Roberto Luongo was hit by [[w:Ladislav Nagy|Ladislav Nagy]].  A trainer came on to assist Luongo, who had fallen on his back, but he was able to continue.

Taylor Pyatt then put the game away in overtime on a one-time shot off a pass from [[w:Bryan Smolinski|Bryan Smolinski]].
== Scoring Summary ==
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!colspan="7" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: none;"|<center>Scoring Summary</center>
|- style="background: #e9e9e9"   
! No. !! Period !! Time !! Team !! Scorer (No.) !! Assists !! Score
|- 
|1 || 2nd || 13:09 ||DAL || Stu Barnes (1) '''PP''' || Stephane Robidas ||0-1
|-
|3 || 3rd || 5:18 || VAN || Jan Bulis (1) || Jannik Hansen || 1-1
|-
|OT 1 || 3rd || 7:47 || VAN || Taylor Pyatt (1) || Bryan Smolinski || 2-1  
|-
|}
== Goaltending Summary ==
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!colspan="7" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: none;"|<center>Goaltending</center>
|- style="background: #e9e9e9"   
! Team !! Player !! Shots !! Saves !! Save Pct.
|- 
|VAN || Roberto Luongo || 30 || 29 || .966
|-
|DAL|| Marty Turco || 37 || 35 || .946
|-
|}
== Three Stars ==
* '''#1''' = [[w:Taylor Pyatt | Taylor Pyatt]], LW, ''Vancouver Canucks'' - 1 Goal
* '''#2''' = [[w:Mattias Ohlund | Matthias Ohlund]], D, ''Vancouver Canucks''
* '''#3''' = [[w:Marty Turco | Marty Turco]], G, ''Dallas Stars'' - 35 Saves
==External Links==
[http://www.canucks.com Official site of the Vancouver Canucks]<br>
[http://www.dallasstars.com Official site of the Dallas Stars]<br>
[http://www.nhl.com Official site of the NHL]
==Sources==
[http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=Recap&gameNumber=173&season=20062007&gameType=3 Official NHL Recap]<br>
[http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20062007/GS030173.HTM Online Report Viewer - Game Summary]<br>
[http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20062007/PL030173.HTM Online Report Viewer - Play by Play]
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Canucks lead series 2-1. (Best of Seven)

An overtime goal by Taylor Pyatt at 7:47 of the first overtime gave the Vancouver Canucks a 2-1 lead in the best of seven series on Sunday night.  

Dallas scored first through Stu Barnes when he redirected a long shot by Stephane Robidas past goalkeeper Roberto Luongo.  Philippe Boucher earned the other assist on the goal.  

Marty Turco looked to be headed for his second consecutive playoff shutout, but Jan Bulis dashed his dreams 5:18 into the third period as he put home a rebound from a shot by Jannik Hansen.  Vancouver outshot the Stars 15-4 in the third period, but had a scare when Roberto Luongo was hit by Ladislav Nagy.  A trainer came on to assist Luongo, who had fallen on his back, but he was able to continue.

Taylor Pyatt then put the game away in overtime on a one-time shot off a pass from Bryan Smolinski.
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